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Svenska(SV) Larmen om bedragare avlöser varandra och med AI blir bluffarna allt mer sofistikerade. – Vi kan inte längre vara säkra på att den vi hör eller ser faktiskt är d

AI-powered scams erode trust in digital communication

AI is making scams more sophisticated, making it difficult to trust whether the person you are hearing or seeing is who they claim to be. Marcus Nohlberg, an associate professor at the University of Skövde, stated this to Nyheter24, highlighting the increasing challenge in verifying identities due to AI-powered impersonations. This trend is leading to a rise in fraudulent activities where AI is used to create convincing but fake audio and visual content. AI

IMPACT AI advancements are enabling more sophisticated scams, making it harder to trust digital interactions and verify identities.

RANK_REASON The item discusses the societal impact of AI on scams, quoting an expert, which falls under commentary rather than a direct AI release or research.

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AI-powered scams erode trust in digital communication

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Svenska(SV) · [email protected] ·

    Reports of scammers are coming in one after another, and with AI, the scams are becoming increasingly sophisticated. – We can no longer be sure that the person we hear or see is actually them

    Larmen om bedragare avlöser varandra och med AI blir bluffarna allt mer sofistikerade. – Vi kan inte längre vara säkra på att den vi hör eller ser faktiskt är den person vi tror, säger Marcus Nohlberg, docent vid Högskolan i Skövde, till Nyheter24. Larmen om bedragare avlöser var…